PC World has made a handy comparison of the new Apple iPad vs a traditional netbook and I think they hit the nail on the head - the two shouldn't be compared - they are not aimed at the same target market. Quoting Apple's Steve Jobs saying "[T.. Read More
Latest Netbook News | 01.29.10 | Comments Off
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="180" caption="Photo: GlennFleishmann"][/caption] Many commentators have noted that Apple's entry price of just $499 for the iPad is as low as half of what was generally expected. Have Apple priced the iPad t.. Read More
Latest Netbook News | 01.29.10 | Comments Off
Sadly, it will be a year or so still before we can get our hands on the Google Chrome OS, the new lightweight netbook OS currently under development, to try on our netbooks. Fear not, already the marketing department are there to give us a sneak pe.. Read More
Latest Netbook News | 11.26.09 | Comments Off
After much speculation and rumour in the past weeks, the race to launch the first Google Android netbook has been won. The winner is the Skytone Alpha 680 from Guangzhou. (Who?) The specification of the Skytone Alpha 680 is like most of the recent.. Read More
Latest Netbook News | 04.22.09 | No Comments
According to recent research from NDP Group, 96% of all Netbooks run Windows, leaving Linux based machines as an almost insignificant minority shareholder today. Despite the likes of Acer, Dell and Asus actively promoting Linux based netbooks with.. Read More
Latest Netbook News | 04.8.09 | No Comments
Acer has finally unveiled its new 11.6-inch Acer Aspire One. Powered by an Intel Atom processor and joined by the Mobile Intel US15W Express Chipset, a 160GB hard-disk, Wireless LAN, 3G and Bluetooth connectivity. The case on the new 11.6-inchAcer.. Read More
Latest Netbook News | 04.8.09 | No Comments